The Thomas Jordan Stevens Home
Built in 1891, the Thomas Jordan Stevens Home is a Victorian Eclectic Home. The residence was built by Ogden Architect, William W. Fife, who also built the Hulaniski residence at 2523 Jefferson with some similar features. The Stevens home is a cross-sectional asymmetrically planned two-story Victorian. The windows have stone sills and lintels with stained glass used in the transoms. The gabled areas are sided with patterned shingles.
Thomas J. Stevens migrated to America at the age of 16 and served as a Lieutenant in the Nauvoo Legion, arriving in Utah in 1864. He was sent to San Pete County to protect the settlement against Indian raids during the Blackhawk Indian War. He then worked for Union Pacific as a blacksmith, moving to Ogden in 1878. He was a treasurer of the Territorial Reform School and a City Commissioner. He served in several capacities of government on the city and state level and was a local religious leader serving as Bishop of the Ogden LDS 5th Ward. In 1883, Thomas was elected as Ogden’s City Recorder and was re-elected in 1885 and 1887. He was also elected Weber County Sheriff for a term. Stevens was the Executive Vice-President and Cashier of the Utah Loan and Trust Company, one of the largest banks in Utah at the time. He served in the Utah National Guard and was an advisor to two territorial governors.
Other owners of the home included Stringham A. Stevens, the manager of the Ogden Office of the Deseret News. After many years as a tri-plex, the home was restored to single- family status by the Robert McConaughy family.
2575 Jefferson Avenue in the Jefferson Avenue Historic District and in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District in Ogden, Utah
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Thomas Jordan Stevens (2575 Jefferson) served in several capacities of government on the City and State level, and at one time was the Weber County Sheriff. He was the executive vice president of the Utah Loan and Trust Company, and served as advisor to two territorial Governors. He was appointed as Commissary General on the staff of Governor Heber M. Wells, and held the rank of Colonel.
